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  1. Logging Camp Dispute Leaves Man Near Death

    A violent confrontation at a Kapowsin logging camp results in a shooting that hospitalizes one worker and lands another in jail.

    Apr 4, 1904The Tacoma TimesKapowsin, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  2. Burning Oil, a Shattered Shanty, and a Logger Who Threw Two Men to Safety

    Chester LaChapelle rescued his cousin and a roommate after a gasoline stove exploded near Kapowsin, sacrificing his own face and hands to the flames.

    Feb 4, 1909The Tacoma TimesKapowsin, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  3. Safecrackers Blow Kapowsin's Only Safe and Ride the Rails Out

    A nitroglycerine charge, a stolen handcar and a $1,200 haul: Pierce County's small-town robbery baffles the sheriff.

    Feb 15, 1909The Tacoma TimesKapowsin, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  4. Safe Cracked in Kapowsin Timber Raid

    Thieves target the North Timber company, escaping with revolvers and a steel box full of negotiable paper.

    May 10, 1904The Tacoma TimesKapowsin, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

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